Christmas: One Robber Dies, Others Injured During Operation On Ijebu Ode/Benin Express Way

A member of a robbery gang was shot dead Tuesday, while his
colleagues sustained various gunshot injuries along Ijebu-Ode/Benin Expressway,
police said.

The Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer,
Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed this to journalists on Wednesday, said the
bandits were operating along the expressway when nemesis caught up with them.

He said the Police Anti-Crime Patrol Team attached to Ogbere
Division of the Command on Tuesday at about 11.00 p.m. engaged some armed
robbers who were operating at Ajede area near J3, along Ijebu Ode/Benin
expressway following a distress call.

Mr. Adejobi said the hoodlums had blocked the road with one
Toyota Bus with registration number NND 529 XA. The bus had been snatched by
the robbers, while they asked the commuters to lie down with a view to robbing
them.

He said the robbers, on sighting police, engaged them in a
gun battle. One of the robbers died as a result of superior fire power of the
police, Mr. Adejobi said.

The police spokesperson said after the operation, the
commuters were all rescued unhurt and all their belongings were intact.

When a search was conducted on the dead robber, a cutlass,
five life cartridges and assorted charms were recovered from him.

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